People who demanded freedom and freedom from tyranny built a nation out of greed and unethical actions. A nation's rapacious desires to acquire wealth and property lead to the emotional and psychological trauma of West Africans and African Americans. Although they were taken from Africa, the sweat and blood of these Africans contributed to the birth of a beautiful nation that would eventually recognize their descendants as equals. The Age of Exploration began in the 15th century when European nations decided to expand their technological power. , demographic and economic. The results of European expansion led to new discoveries, international trade in goods and people, migration, and rivalry between European nations. The Atlantic slave trade consisted of the exploitation of enslaved Africans by Europeans to perform free labor. The Atlantic slave trade was an abominable act that lasted from the 15th to the 19th centuries. As the new world expanded; the high demand for labor led to the institution of slavery in America and the Caribbean islands. English colonists brought indentured servants from the Old World to the New World to meet their labor needs. Indentured servants were considered lower-class citizens in England; in the New World, they hoped for a life that they could not achieve if they remained in the Old World. Some European settlers volunteered to become indentured servants to employers who would pay for their journey to the New World. European settlers lured newcomers to the New World by offering them incentives. In 1614, Captain John Smith declared that in America: “Every man may be master of his own labor and land; or most of it in a small...... middle of paper ......e United States.BibliographyAdi, Hakim. “Africa and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.” Public Broadcasting System (PBS), last modified 2011. Accessed February 25, 2012. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/abolition/africa_article_01.shtml. .Fredrickson, George M. “The Historical Origins and Development of Racism.” Public Broadcasting System (PBS), last modified 2003. http://www.pbs.org/race/000_About/002_04-background-02-01.htm.Harper, Douglas. “Slavery in the North.” Slavery in the North, last edited 2003. Accessed February 25, 2012. http://www.slavenorth.com/slavenorth.htm. Myers, Walter D. “The Plantation Society.” In It's Your Time! : The African-American Struggle for Freedom, 28-35. New York, NY: HarperTrophy, 1991. Wood, Betty. The Origins of American Slavery: Liberty and Bondage in the English Colonies, 132. New York, NY: Hill and Wang, 1997.